Welkom - Welkom (English spelling)

Japanese: ウェルコム - うぇるこむ(英語表記)Welkom
Welkom - Welkom (English spelling)

A gold mining town in the Free State (formerly the Orange Free State), Republic of South Africa. It is located about 110 km north of the provincial capital, Bloemfontein. It has a population of 203,296 (1996). It developed due to six newly discovered gold mines (Welkom, Western Holdings, St. Helena, President Stein, President Brandt, and Free State Gedard) that were discovered after World War II. Shops and residential areas are lined up in a ring around the town square.

[Akifumi Hayashi]

[Reference] | Free State

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

南アフリカ共和国、自由州(旧オレンジ自由国州)の金鉱都市。州都ブルームフォンテーンの北約110キロメートルにある。人口20万3296(1996)。第二次世界大戦後に新たに発見された六つの金鉱山(ウェルコム、ウェスタン・ホールディングス、セント・ヘレナ、プレジデント・スタイン、プレジデント・ブラント、フリーステート・ゲダルト)によって発展した。町の広場を中核に商店、住宅街が環状に並んでいる。

[林 晃史]

[参照項目] | 自由州

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